Marlo de Lara

Marlo de Lara first caught our attention after their absorption in the Edinburgh weirdo/noise scene, where they presented solo works and formed a duo with Euan Currie.

Their practice works within the realms of sound performance, visual distraction, and film. Previously under the moniker ‘marlo eggplant’, sound works are textural compositions which develop from microscopic tone landscapes into dense and expansive states of noise. The works aim to blur the definitions of the (un)intentional and the myth of permanence. Additionally, it aims to traverse therapeutic healing forms informed by psychotherapeutic/ sikolohiyang pilipino. Marlo is a Certified Deep Listening Facilitator and an active participant of the Sonic Cyberfeminisms cohort. They are the founder of Ladyz in Noyz feminist arts collective.

“Using found objects, installation, and various forms of amplification, I assemble environments and structures that use sound to impart meaning and affect for the participant. While I assemble installations and sound sculptures, it is the interaction between sound, the visual work, and the story of those that encounter the work. I use video and film in my practice as well as live performances of improvised sound. My work is often informed by my experience as the child of Filipino migrants of the ‘brain drain’ and my coming of age. The work is created through an unabashed feminist sociopolitical practice/research that editorializes on contemporary global conditions.” – Marlo De Lara